John Francis Nangle

John Francis Nangle (June 8, 1922 – August 24, 2008) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

John Francis Nangle
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office May 10, 1990 – August 24, 2008
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office 1983–1990
Preceded by	Harris Kenneth Wangelin
Succeeded by	Edward Louis Filippine
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office July 18, 1973 – May 10, 1990
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	William H. Webster
Succeeded by	Jean Constance Hamilton
Personal details
Born	John Francis Nangle June 8, 1922 St. Louis, Missouri
Died	August 24, 2008 (aged 86) Savannah, Georgia
Education	Harris Teachers College (A.A.) University of Missouri (B.S.) Washington University School of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Nangle received an Associate of Arts degree from Harris Teachers College (now Harris–Stowe State University) in 1941, a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Missouri in 1943, and a Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law in 1948. He was in the United States Army as a Sergeant from 1943 to 1946. He was in the United States Army Reserve as a Captain in the JAG Corps from 1946 to 1971. He was in private practice in St. Louis and Clayton, Missouri from 1948 to 1973. He was city attorney of Brentwood, Missouri from 1953 to 1963. He was a special legal adviser for the Government of St. Louis County from 1963 to 1973.[1]

Federal judicial service

Nangle was nominated by President Richard Nixon on June 13, 1973, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri vacated by Judge William H. Webster. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 13, 1973, and received his commission on July 18, 1973. He served as Chief Judge from 1983 to 1990. He assumed senior status on May 10, 1990. Nangle served in that capacity until his death on August 24, 2008, in Savannah, Georgia. Nangle moved to Savannah in 1990 immediately after taking senior status and sat with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia until just a few months before his death.[1][2][3]

References

1. John Francis Nangle at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
2. "John Francis "Jack" Nangle's Obituary on Savannah Morning News". Savannah Morning News.
3. Skutch, Jan. "Judge John Francis Nangle: 1922-2008".

Sources

• John Francis Nangle at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.